In the wake of the crisis in U.S. housing markets, policymakers are considering how to reform mortgage finance. Many other developed nations intervene in housing finance to a lesser degree than the United States does -- can their experiences provide some insight? The cover story in the latest issue of Region Focus magazine puts U.S. housing finance in an international context.
"The Inland Empire Oilseeds plant first came online in November 2008. The company is a vertically integrated company and sources its feedstock within Washington and neighboring states of Oregon and Idaho, crushes seed and produces its own biodiesel."When South Carolina Met BMW . In the early 1990s BMW investigated 250 locations worldwide for its first plant outside of Germany, and chose upstate South Carolina. How has the deal worked out? Why Aren't All Countries Rich? An estimated 1.4 billion people live without access to electricity, clean water, basic medicines, elementary education, or adequate food. How can better economic policies and legal systems lift their countries out of poverty? Harnessing the Iron Horse . Maryland and South Carolina companies pioneered large-scale railroading in the United States, setting the stage for cross-country trade and passenger routes that bound the nation together. Interview with Bruce Yandle of Clemson University on environmental economics.Mr. LaStella further remarked: "The United States has concentrated for the past ten years on producing ethanol. Farm equipment, railroads and the entire transportation industry runs on diesel not on ethanol. Therefore, we must understand that all the ethanol in the world will not keep United States' industries operating.Region Focus covers the economy and business activities of the Fed's Fifth District, which includes the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and most of West Virginia.
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